Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng and his wife Betty Chew, as well as businessperson Phang Li Koon, will face trial over corruption charges linked to a RM11.6 million migrant workers’ hostel project.

This came after the Court of Appeal panel, led by judge Azman Abdullah, unanimously dismissed the trio’s appeal against the Penang High Court’s rejection of their application to strike out the charges on the grounds of double jeopardy.

The panel ruled...